Let's break this down. We're going to add 8312 and 6401 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 1 and get 3.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 0 in column 2 and get 1.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 4 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 6 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8312 + 6401 = 14713.

